Journal of Photonics for Energy

Editor-in-Chief: Sean Shaheen, University of Colorado Boulder, USA

The Journal of Photonics for Energy (JPE) covers fundamental and applied research areas focused on the applications of photonics for renewable energy harvesting, conversion, storage, distribution, monitoring, consumption, and efficient usage.

On the cover: The figure is from the paper "Holographic low concentration optical system increasing light collection efficiency of regular solar panels" by Jianbo Zhao, Benjamin Chrysler, and Raymond K. Kostuk, in JPE Volume 11, Issue 2.

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Colored radiative cooling coatings with fluorescence

Refet A. Yalçın et al.

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Investigation of resonance structures in optically thin solar cells

Maren Anna Brandsrud et al.

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Design and analysis of broadband antireflective coating for monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell

Xiangjiang Xiao et al.

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Previously Published Special Sections

from the Journal of Photonics for Energy

Women in Renewable Energy (October-December 2020)

Guest Editors: Zakya H. Kafafi and Mónica Lira-Cantu

Advanced Materials and Devices for Solar Driven Liquid Fuel and Hydrogen Production (April-June 2020)

Guest Editors: Liejin Guo, Clemens Burda, and Maochang Liu

Solar Energy Solutions for Electricity and Water Supply in Rural Areas (October-December 2019)

Guest Editors: Kerstin Wydra, Fatima Toor, Martina Jaskolski, and Nikolaos Tzoupanos

Thermal Photonics in Energy (July-September 2019)

Guest Editors: Sheng Shen, Andrej Lenert, and Yi Zheng

Festschrift of the 70th Birthday of Zeev "Valy" Vardeny (July-September 2018)

Guest Editor: Paul A. Lane

Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (July-September 2018)

Guest Editors: Chihaya Adachi and Eli Zysman-Colman

Spectral Management for Renewable Energy Conversion (April-June 2018)

Guest Editors: Timothy W. Schmidt, Felix N. Castellano, Rowan W. MacQueen, and Murad J. Y. Tayebjee

Solar Fuels Photocatalysis (January-March 2017)

Guest Editors: Jeremy Pietron and Roland Marschall

Hot Carrier Energy Harvesting and Conversion (October-December 2016)

Guest Editors: Jeremy Munday and Qiaoqiang Gan

Solid-State Lighting: Photonics and Technologies (2015)

Guest Editors: Nelson Tansu and Franky So

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Metrics

CiteScore^™ 2019: 3.6

Impact Factor^*: 1.836

5-Year Impact Factor ^*: 2.08

h5-index: 22

^{*Source: Journal Impact Factor ^TM, from Clarivate, 2021}

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